IRMNG - Macroscelididae Bonaparte, 1838

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Macroscelididae Bonaparte, 1838

IRMNG_ID

104870 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104870)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Macroscelidea

Direct children (21)

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Genus Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann, 1906
Genus Galegeeska Heritage & Rayaleh, 2020
Genus Hiwegicyon Butler, 1984 †
Genus Macroscelides Smith, 1829
Genus Miosengi Grossman & Holroyd, 2009 †
Genus Mylomygale Broom, 1948 †
Genus Namasengi Senut & Pickford, 2021 †
Genus Nasilio Thomas & Schwann, 1906
Genus Palaeothentoides Stromer, 1932 †
Genus Petrodromus Peters, 1846
Genus Petrosaltator Rathbun & Dumbacher, 2016
Genus Pronasilio Butler, 1984 †
Genus Mylomygale Broom, 1946 † accepted as Mylomygale Broom, 1948 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum, unavailable: no description)
Genus Cercoctenus Hollister, 1916 accepted as Petrodromus Peters, 1846
Genus Elephantomys Broom, 1937 accepted as Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann, 1906
Genus Eumeres Gervais, 1844 accepted as Macroscelides Smith, 1829
Genus Eumerus Geoffroy, 1829 accepted as Macroscelides Smith, 1829
Genus Macroscelis Fischer, 1830 accepted as Macroscelides Smith, 1829
Genus Macroschelides Blyth in Blyth, 1840 accepted as Macroscelides Smith, 1829
Genus Mesoctenus Thomas, 1918 accepted as Petrodromus Peters, 1846
Genus Rhinomys Lichtenstein, 1831-34 accepted as Macroscelides Smith, 1829

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Senut & Pickford, 2021 redefined Macroscelididae to exclude Rhynchocyon and related genera, the latter separated off as the...

Taxonomic remark Senut & Pickford, 2021 redefined Macroscelididae to exclude Rhynchocyon and related genera, the latter separated off as the reinstated family Rhynchocyonidae Gill, 1872 (previously treated as subfam. of Macroscelididae). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Macroscelididae Bonaparte, 1838. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104870 on 2024-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2022-01-22 15:44:18Z

changed

Girard, Jean-Sébastien

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Sources (6)
Notes (2)

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

additional source Senut, B.; Pickford, M. (2021). Micro-cursorial mammals from the late Eocene tufas at Eocliff, Namibia. <em>Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia.</em> 23: 90-160., available online at https://mme.gov.na/files/publications/fda_Senut_Pickford%202021_mammals%20Eocliff.pdf
note: redefined as excluding Rhynchocyonidae Gill, 1872 (subfamily re-raised to family) [details]

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

From other sources

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Ypresian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]